Tag Archives: Latin vocabulary
How Ancient Romans Beat the Heat Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 30, 2016
Salvete Omnes! As we are reaching the last month of Summer, for us in the Northern Hemisphere, we might be seeing a few more heatwaves. So let’s see how the Ancient Romans stayed cool in the summer before air conditioning and electric fans. Simply staying out of the sun can keep you from overheating on a…
2045th Anniversary of Octavian’s 3 Triumphs Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 16, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope it has been a pleasant weekend. Well, 2045 years ago it was a very busy weekend for the ancient Romans! As of this year, it has been 2,045 years since Imperātor Caesar Dīvī Fīlius Augustus, or Gaius Octavian, as he was known at the time, held 3 consecutive triumphs on…
UK Government Leaving Latin Behind? Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Aug 2, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope it has been a pleasant week. However, for us Latin enthusiasts, there has been, perhaps, some troubling news about a recent decision made by the government United Kingdom. Now, this is not about recent politics, of course. This is about a recent announcement made by GOV.UK. They have declared…
Pokémon Ite!: 15 Pokémon with Latin-Inspired Names Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jul 26, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope everyone’s weekend was nice. Maybe some of you were out exploring in the tall grass and captured some MarsuMonstra! Now, that’s not a real phrase found in Classical Latin, but you might be able to figure it out: MarsuMonstra is a compacted invention of Marsupium Monstra Marsupium = Pocket Monstra = Monsters So, you…
The Festival Even the Romans Forgot Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Jul 13, 2016
Salvete Omnes! I hope everyone is well. This past week of July, or “Iulius”, was quite a busy one for the Ancient Romans. Starting on July 5th, we had the festival of Poplifugia, followed by the eight or nine day feasting of the festival of Ludi Apollinares, (“Ludi” = solemn games, “Apollinares” = honoring Apollo)…
Ancient Vesuvius Scrolls Read with X-Ray Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Mar 31, 2016
In the recent news, scientist and historians are working together to attempt to read some the ancient scrolls preserved by Vesuvius. For those of you who do not know the story of Pompeii and Herculaneum: Check out some previous blogs (here and here)! So, for the short and sweet version, two entire cities were well…
The Fugalia Festival Posted by Brittany Britanniae on Feb 25, 2016
Festival Time!!!!! In ancient Roman religion, Regifugium or Fugalia (“King’s Flight”) was an annual observance that took place every February 24. The Romans themselves offer varying views on the meaning of the day. According to Varro and Ovid, the festival commemorated the flight of the last king of Rome, ,[ Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (died 495 BC) was the legendary seventh and final king of Rome, reigning from 535…